RoMa Craft Tobac’s Intemperance Lines Swapping Out Belicosos for New Toro Extras
The new 6 x 54 toro extras are slated to debut later this year in a limited edition sampler. Next year, they will be added as regular production SKUs, while the current 5 1/2 x 54 belicoso vitolas transition to limited production offerings.
FDA Finally Issues Tobacco 21 Rule
It’s been almost five years since Donald J. Trump signed into law a bill that increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tomorrow—about 1,500 days later than originally planned—the last of the paperwork will be filed to make this rule official.
U.K. Eyes Expanded Smoking Ban
The proposal could include bans at smoking in the outdoor areas of bars, outside stadiums and colleges and even hookah lounges. It’s unclear what it would mean for the smoking terraces and sampling lounges used by cigar smokers.
Sinistro Adding The Last Cowboy Maduro Barberpole and Cowboy Caviar in September
Sinistro’s newest releases are produced by El Artista in the Dominican Republic. Both blends feature American-grown broadleaf wrappers.
E.P. Carrillo’s Essence Series Honduras Slated for Release in September
The blend of the third Essence Series release is heavy on Honduran tobacco. It’s also not being made at the Casa Carrillo factory.
Ceniza Fina Adds Box Pressed Robusto Gordo, Increases Prices
The new Ceniza Fina Corojo Box Pressed Robusto Gordo is the line’s fourth vitola. The other three sizes are each going up by 50 cents per cigar.
Villiger Adding Lonsdale to Cuéllar Black Forest, Krēmē Lines
The new 6 1/2 x 44 lonsdales will begin shipping in early September. Both lines are made at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic.
